Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Today Jeff explains what topics will be covered at the Conference and why it is important for Catholics to know their faith and be able to share their faith effectively with others. Jeff also shows how the information that will be shared at the Conference is not just for those who have encounters with Jehovah's Witnesses but will be helpful for anyone who has a heart for the salvation of souls.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Today we interview Ruth Leone who was raised a Jehovah’s Witnesses and entered the Church at the 2008 Easter Vigil. Ruth has kept a blog entitled “All the Way Home” about her journey from the Jehovah’s Witnesses into the Catholic Church. You can visit her blog at http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com/ . During this interview Ruth tells her conversion story, talks about how Catholics can benefit from attending the Welcome Home! Catholic Conference, and also demonstrates how important it is for Catholics to be ready to reach out to the lost people that the Lord puts in their lives.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

In this Episode Jeff Schwehm interviews Tom Cabeen on his conversion from the Jehovah's Witnesses to the Catholic Church.Tom was a member of the World Headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses where he served as a Bethel Elder and was the Pressroom Overseer. Tom left the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1982 and became an Evangelical Protestant and then an Anglican prior to entering the Catholic Church.

Jeff and Tom talk about the differences between a Church and an Organization.They also talk about the differences between authority and authoritarianism and preview the Welcome Home! Catholic Conference that is sponsored by The Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses which will be held in Weirton, WV on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2008.Music is "Kol Yisrael" by Jeremy Gimbel.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

In this episode, Jeff discusses the JWs’ hope of living forever in paradise and compares it to the hope that Catholics have of living forever with Jesus. Also, Lenten reflections on the Cross and the forgiveness we receive from Jesus. Music is "Kol Yisrael" by Jeremy Gimbel, “Lead Me to the Cross” by John Miles and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” by Jilleen.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

In this episode, Jeff discusses Luke 10:38-41 and Matthew 25:1-13 and how these scriptures can help us to deepen our advent experience. Music is "Kol Yisrael" by Jeremy Gimbel, “Simple Gift” by Nancy Krebs (www.nancykrebs.com), "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by David Guion, “Emmanuel” by Olwen Ringrose (www.olwenringrose.co.uk), and “Ave Maria” by Nu Beat (www.christmas-cafe.com).

Sunday, November 12, 2006

During the fall of 2006, the Jehovah’s Witnesses distributed a tract entitled The End of False Religion is Near. The tract makes the claim that all religions are false except the Jehovah’s Witnesses and that to avoid God’s destruction of all false religion one must become a Jehovah’s Witness ( www.watchtower.org/e/kn37/article_01.htm ). In this episode, Jeffery Schwehm, the President of the Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses and a former Jehovah’s Witness Pioneer Minister, responds to the claims that the Jehovah’s Witnesses make in this tract and gives the Catholic/Christian viewpoint on these matters.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

The Bible Students and the Jehovah’s Witnesses both consider Charles T. Russell to be their founder and both groups reject the doctrine of the Trinity and other doctrines of the historic Christian faith. Frank Hogrebe tells his conversion story from the Free Bible Students (Russellites) to the Catholic Church and also compares and contrasts the differences between the Free Bible Students and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Contemporary Christian Music is "Kol Yisrael" by Jeremy Gimbel and “Surrender” by Zach and Sarah Blickens at http://zsblickens.org/